The Pulse Archive

After 1,000 deep brain stimulation surgeries, a surgeon says he’s at his best when extreme focus is necessary. Those who suf ...

Once a new mom with HIV delivers a healthy baby, sometimes she thinks she’s ‘done.’ The healthcare system has go ...

It’s hard not to admire the transition into fall’s fiery foliage, particularly in the northeast part of the country. Leaves, ...

Have you ever thought about what makes a face feminine? According to one of the surgeons who pioneered facial feminization surgery, what ...

We all know inhaling helium makes your voice sound high and squeaky, but do you know why?  If you’ve ever inhaled from ...

‘Community paramedicine’ aims to keep patients out of the ER. Nancy Nolan is wearing a neon-pinkish-sort-of-creamsicle ...

We are bringing you the science of all things spooky, ghoulish, and…dead? We’ll give you a sneak peek into the death positive ...

‘Death geeks’ (yep, that’s a thing) find a home. Several hundred people from around the world convened in Philad ...

Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert are “explorers in residence” for National Geographic — they have lived in Botswana fo ...

How a “Yelp for funerals” can help lower the costs and hassles associated with the end of one’s life. Any decent ...

Sociologist Margee Kerr has been a thrill seeker since she was a kid. She remembers her first haunted house at age six — it was at her ...

The world-record pumpkin weighs almost double what it did ten years ago, due, in part, to growers sharing their secrets.  In ...

Phaithoun Feuachanthala looks like a man at peace when he’s chanting. He’s sitting at the feet of a big Buddha statue. His ro ...

Few neurological disorders are as widely known and misunderstood as Tourette syndrome. Few neurological disorders are as widely kn ...

Buried, burned…eaten by birds. We are defined by our final resting place. Every culture has their own unique ways of dealing ...